Fossil of Sparrow-Sized Bird Offers Biting Insight. By Thomas H. Maugh II . Jan. 31, 2004 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. ... Longirostravis means bird with a long rostrum, or beak.

Inside Russell Greenberg’s office, just past the east entrance of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., were three large, colorful photographs, each a portrait of a sparrow, each ...

Using thermal imaging, Greenberg’s team calculated that the Atlantic sparrow loses 33 percent more heat through its larger beak. "The species has a fairly unassuming beak," says Symonds, who was ...

Blue sparrow mystery: Unique bird confounds experts. By RICHARD SHEARS FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 16:34 EDT, 26 April 2009 ...

The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording cage, the little gray bird bites my finger with its thick red bill.

The sorrow and the sparrow: the life and death of Chris Chester It took a baby bird to pull the Southeast Portland man out of deep depression and past his writer's block One day, a baby sparrow ...

“OH, THAT’S A pretty little bird! I wonder what it is.” It’s almost impossible to realize I once said that when I saw my first house sparrow. Back then, this introduced species was known as the ...